Much has been said about cloud computing in 2008, and still many knowledgeable IT people scratch their heads over what it really means. They want to know, How can enterprises best prepare to take advantage of this shift in IT resources use and acquisition -- but while also avoiding risks and uncertainty? To learn more about how enterprises should begin enjoying the pragmatic benefits of cloud-based delivery of mission-critical applications and data, BriefingsDIrect's Dana Gardner spoke with Rebecca Lawson, Director of Service Management and Cloud Solutions at HP; Scott McClellan, Vice President and Chief Technologist of Scalable Computing and Infrastructure in HP’s Technology Solutions Group, and Norman Lindsey, Chief Architect for Flexible Computing Services at EDS, an HP company. Read a full transcript of the discussion at: http://briefingsdirect.blogspot.com/2008/11/enterprises-can-leverage-cloud.html. Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard.